Buckle.



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' HARRY E. ADAMS, OF PEN-SACOLA, FLORIDA.

BUCKLE.

Specication of Letters Patent. Patented Jann., 11.5, 1191i@ Applicationfiled February 5, 1917. Serial No; 146,809.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, HARRY E. ADAMS, a citizen of the` United States,residing at Pensacola, in the county of Escanibia and State of F lorida,have invented certain new and useful Ii'nprovements in Buckles, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved buckle of the pivoted jaw type andthe principal object of the invention is to provide a buckle which maybe used for connecting the ends of a belt worn as a safety belt byaviators, a socket being carried byV the stationary jaw of the buckleand receiving the eye connected with the belt, the movable awengagingthe socket to prevent it from moving to a releasing position and aSpring being provided kto engage the socket and turn it to a. releasingposition when the movable jaw is swung to an open position.

Another object of the `invention is to so construct this buckle thatwhen the eye is placed in the socket and moved inwardly, it `will swingthe socket inwardly and permit the spring engaging the movable jaw toswing the movable jaw to a closed position and releasably preventmovement of the socket to a releasing position, this permits the belt tobe fastened by simply placing the eye in the socket and swinging thesocket inwardly, and further permits the belt to be released by simplypressing upon the lever extension of the `movable Jaw and raising thejaw to a releasing position thus permit-` ting the spring engagingthe'socket to swing the socket to a releasing position and release theeye. V

This invention is illustrated in' the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a View in front elevation showing the buckle in place,

Fig. 2 is a view of the structure shown in Fig. 1 showing the improvedbuckle in side elevation,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 3-8 of Fig. 1

the buckle moved to a releasing position, and

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 5-5 of Fig.3,

The belt 10 has one end portion passed through the triangular eye 11 andsecured by rivets or other fasteners 12. The buckle which is to engagethe eye 11 is secured to the opposite end portion of the belt -10 bymeans of rivets or other fasteners 13 which `with the buckle. `when inuse, the eye 11 can beplaced in the Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3showing'l pass through the base plate 1st of the buckle upon` oppositesides of the stationary jaw 15 secured to the base plate by rivets orother fasteners 1G. This stationary jaw is further secured by means of arivet 1T serving to connect the spring 18 with the stationary jaw. Theside Yalls of this stationary jaw are provided with enlargements orextensions forining hinge ears 19 and are provided with cutouts orrecesses forming pockets 2() in which will rest the eye 11 when engagedby the buckle.

The movable jaw 21 is provided with hinge ears 22 which will be engagedby the pivot pin 23 to pivotally connect the movable aw with thestationary jaw. A spring 24 is mounted upon this pin 23 and is providedwith arms and 26 engaging the stationary jaw and the lever or actuatinghandle 27 of the movable jaw to yieldably hold the movable jaw in theoperative position with its bill 28 engaging' the heel 2%) of the socketor block 3() pivotally mounted between tlie walls of the stationary 'jawby pin 31. This block receives the eye 11 and when in the lockedposition, the eye passes through the socket block and between the twojaws as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and il, with the bill 28 of the movablejaw engaging the heel of the socket block to prevent the `block frommoving to the releasing position shown in Fig. t. The spring 1S holdsthe socket block in engagement with the bill 28 and when the leverhandle of the inorable jaw is pressed and moved against the tension ofthe spring 24 to a releasing position, the spring 1S will swing thesocket block tothe releasing position shown in Fig. 4 thus releasing theeye 11 and permitting the eye to move out of engagement. It will thus beseen that pocket ofthe socket block 29 and the block then` movedinwardly until the heel Q9 is swung inwardly a suflicient distance topermit the spring 23 to move the jaw "1 to a locking position with thebill 2S engagingl the socket block. The eye will then be securely heldin place, any Strain coming upon the block 30 and thus preventing dangerof the pull exerted causing the belt to release. If for any reason it isnecessary to quickly disconnect the belt, it is simply necessary topress the lever handle 2T of thc movable aw with one hand. When this isdone, the bill 28 will be moved out of engagement with the socket blockand the spring 18 will swing the socket block outwardly t0 a releasingposition, thus releasing the link or eye l1 and also causing the eye tobe thrown trom the socket block, and

out of engagement with the buckle. It *will 4thus be seen that a bucklehas been provided which is very secure and which is turther soconstructed that vthe belt can be easily and uickly released.

What is c aimed is t l. A buckle comprising a base plate, a stationaryjaw carried by the base plate and provided with side walls provided withcutouts, a movable jaw pivotally connected with the stationary jaw andprovided with side walls having cutouts in operative relation to thecutouts of the walls of said stationary jaw, a socket block rotatablymounted between the walls of the stationary jaw and provided with apocket positioned in operative relation to the cutouts of the jaws whenthe socket block isin a locking position, a bill for the movable jawengaging the socket block to hold the same against movement to areleasing position, resilient means engaging the movable jaw toyieldably hold the same in a position to engage the socket block, andresilient means engaging the socket block to move the same to areleasing position when the movable jaw is swung to an open position.

2. A buckle comprising a stationary jaw, a socket block carried by thestationary jaw for rotary movement, a movable jaw pivotally connectedwith the stationaryj aw and provided with a bill for engaging the socketblock to releasably hold the same in a locking position, resilient meansengaging the socket block to swing the same to a releasing position, andresilient means engaging the movable jaw to move the same to a closedposition to prevent movement of the `socket block to a releasingposition, when the socket block is moved inwardly to a locking positionagainst the tension of its resilient means.

3. A buckle comprising a stationary jaw having side walls, a movable jawhaving side walls pivotally connected with the side walls of thestationary jaw, a bill for the movable jaw, a socket block rotatablymounted between the side walls of the statonary jaw and releasably heldagainst out- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,`by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,V

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ward movement to a releasing position by `engagement with the bill ofthe movable Jaw, resilient means engaging the socket block to move thesame to' a releasing position when the movable jaw is swung to an openposition, and resilient means vyieldably holding the movable jaw in aclosedposition and moving the movable jaw into operative engagement withthe socket block when the socket block is moved inwardly to a lockingposition. i Y

4. A buckle comprising a stationary jaw, a movable jaw, a socket blockmovably connected with the stationary jaw and releasably held in alocking position by the movable j aw, a socket member inovably connectedwith the stationary jaw, resilient means engaging the socket member tomove thc same to a releasing position when the movable jaw is moved toan open position, and means for yieldingly holding the movable jaw in aclosed position and in; operative engagement with the socket blockwhenthe socket block is moved to a locking position.

5. A buckle comprising a stationary jaw, a movable jaw connected withthe stationary jaw, a socket member movably connected with one jaw andprovided with an eye receiving socket, means for yieldably holding themovable jaw in a closed position, the movable jaw moving into operativeengage` ment with the socket member when the socket member is swunginwardly into a locking position with the eye positioned in the socketthereof, and resilient means engaging the'socket member to move the sameto a releasing position when the movable jaw is moved to an openposition.V

G. A buckle including pivotally connected jaws, one of said jaws beingprovided with` a bill, an eye engaging socket member rotatablyconnected` with the 'second Vgaw and having a socket to receive the eye,and

means yield ably holding the aws ina closed position with the billengagingthe socket HARRY E. ADAMS.

Witnesses:

Mrs. T. J. EGGLEs'roN, A. A. BRnssMAN.

